Historic US-Slovak Photo Exhibit Opens in Trencin on Country-Wide Tour

April 22, 2008

General Services Officer Antje Weygandt opened the Embassy-sponsored historic photo exhibit, "Slovakia, Slovaks and Connections on Historic Postcards and Photographs," in Trencin on April 22. In her remarks to the crowd of library goers and media, Ms. Weygandt said, “It is no wonder that Americans who come to Slovakia feel quickly comfortable and at home here. Nearly every American who has lived in a big U.S. city has met a Slovak or Czech or other Central European person who was either a neighbor, became a good friend, or maybe even became a family member. The pictures and documents in this exhibit showcase the tremendous contributions Slovak immigrants have made to life in the U.S.” Deputy Trencin Library Director Maria Spanikova installed the exhibit. The historic photo project is the result of an international collaborative project in conserving photographs at the Slovak National Library, funded by the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles, and is traveling throughout Slovakia. One themes of the exhibit is the Slovak-US connection over the years -- introducing "pioneers" of Slovak life in the US, explaining the social and sports life of Slovaks in the USA, the contribution of Slovak-Americans to the beginning of Slovak cinematography and Slovak literature in the US.

1. Košice (http://www.svkk.sk) – February 5-13, 2008
2. Prešov (http://www.svkpo.sk) - February 14-21, 2008
3. Vranov nad Topľou (http://www.vthk.sk) – February 22-March 6, 2008
4. MARTIN (http://www.snk.sk) – March 10-19, 2008
5. Banská Bystrica (http://www.svkbb.sk) – March 25-April 3, 2008
6. Žilina (http://www.zilinska-kniznica.sk) – April 8-17, 2008
7. Trenčín (http://www.kniznicatrencin.sk) – April 22-30, 2008
8. Piešťany (http://www.kniznica.sk) – May 5-15, 2008
9. Nové Zámky (http://www.abkniznica.sk) – May 19-June 5, 2008
10. Bratislava (http://www.ulib.sk) – June 16-26, 2008